# AWS Recon

AWS Recon is a Cloud Security Posture Management product. It runs in the cloud. Pricing is free.

A multi-threaded Ruby tool for comprehensive AWS security inventory collection that gathers detailed resource attributes, metadata, and policy information across AWS environments.

Checked October 2026.

## What is AWS Recon?

AWS Recon is a multi-threaded inventory collection tool written in Ruby that focuses on gathering comprehensive AWS resource attributes and metadata for security assessment purposes.

The tool collects detailed information about AWS resources with emphasis on security configuration and posture evaluation. It provides more granular coverage than existing solutions like AWS Config by capturing detailed resource attribute data, fully parsed policy documents, and nested resource relationships.

Key capabilities include automatic handling of API throttling through retries, automatic paging for large responses exceeding 100 resources per API call, and multi-threaded parallel processing to improve collection efficiency from large AWS accounts.

The tool offers flexible output options including console display, JSON lines format, plain JSON, file output, S3 bucket storage, and standard output. It provides comprehensive resource coverage with particular strength in ECS and EKS environments, along with granular resource detail that includes nested related resources in the output.

AWS Recon is designed to handle enterprise-scale AWS environments efficiently through rate limiting, automatic retries, and automatic result pagination while maintaining comprehensive security-focused data collection.

Tags: Configuration Management, Inventory, AWS, Multi Threaded

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Identify](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-identify-program-small-team): helps you know your assets and your risks.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cloud-security) · [Cloud Security Posture Management](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cspm)
- Deployment: Cloud
- Company size fit: Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 549
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best Attack Surface Management Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-attack-surface-solutions).

## AWS Recon FAQ

### What is AWS Recon?

AWS Recon is a product in the Cloud Security Posture Management category. It covers Configuration Management, Inventory and AWS.

### What is the pricing for AWS Recon?

AWS Recon is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/joshlarsen/aws-recon.

### What are alternatives to AWS Recon?

Alternatives to AWS Recon listed on CybersecTools:

1. [AWS Config](https://cybersectools.com/tools/aws-config) - Assess, audit, and evaluate configurations of AWS resources. (Commercial)
2. [ControlMonkey Agentic IaC Automation Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/controlmonkey-agentic-iac-automation-platform) - End-to-end IaC automation platform for Terraform governance & cloud resilience. (Commercial)
3. [Turbot](https://cybersectools.com/tools/turbot) - Cloud & AI security platform for compliance, posture mgmt, and agent control. (Commercial)
4. [Opscompass Cloud & Database Asset Intelligence](https://cybersectools.com/tools/opscompass-cloud-and-database-asset-intelligence) - Cloud & database asset intelligence platform for visibility & compliance (Commercial)
5. [Cloudlytics Cloud-Driven Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cloudlytics-cloud-driven-security) - Cloud security platform for compliance, event analytics, and asset monitoring (Commercial)

Compare all AWS Recon alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aws-recon](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aws-recon)

### What deployment and organization size does AWS Recon fit?

AWS Recon is available as a cloud service. It is listed for mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare AWS Recon with similar solutions

- [AWS Recon vs AWS Config](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aws-config-vs-aws-recon)
- [AWS Recon vs ControlMonkey Agentic IaC Automation Platform](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aws-recon-vs-controlmonkey-agentic-iac-automation-platform)
- [AWS Recon vs Turbot](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aws-recon-vs-turbot)

All alternatives to AWS Recon: [/alternatives/aws-recon](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aws-recon)

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